Syringe needle shield
AssigneeBecton, Dickinson and Company
InventorsAkshay Pujara, Jason Mondro, Kevin Watts, Roger Hoeck, Lance Jacobi
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Abstract
A syringe needle shield (10) and a method of using the syringe needle shield (10) that is configured to enclose a needle (4) of a syringe (2), the syringe needle shield (10) comprising a proximal end (20) providing access to an inner cavity (50), a distal end (22) including a flange (30), and an outer surface (24) including a plurality of ribs (40) disposed adjacent to the flange (30), each of the plurality of ribs (40) including a substantially flat surface (42) and a concave surface (44), wherein the substantially flat surface (42) is adjacent to the concave surface (44).
Claims14
A syringe needle shield that is configured to enclose a needle of a syringe, the syringe needle shield comprising:
- a proximal end providing access to an inner cavity;
- a distal end including a flange;
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- an outer surface including a plurality of ribs extending radially from the outer surface and contacting the flange, each of the plurality of ribs including:
- a substantially flat surface parallel to a centerline of the syringe needle shield;
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- a concave surface, the substantially flat surface being adjacent to the concave surface.
Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.